Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Late Night Movies I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Truly You And I
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Joe* Glazer Solidarity Forever A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Country Mcdonald Joe* Young Fellow, My Lad War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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